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Costa RicaProposed measure, open for comments

Soya beans, whether or not broken – Costa Rica

Draft Resolution No. 028-2028-CV-ARP-SFE. The State Phytosanitary Service (Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, SFE), Plant Quarantine Department, Pest Risk Analysis Unit. Establishes the phytosanitary requirements for the importation of soya bean (Glycine max) seeds for sowing originating from France

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Proyecto de Resolución N° 028-2028-CV-ARP-SFE. El Servicio Fitosanitario del Estado, Departamento de Cuarentena Vegetal, Unidad de Análisis de Riesgo de Plagas. Establece los requisitos fitosanitarios para la importación de semillas para siembra de Soja (Glycine max) originarias de Francia (Draft Resolution No. 028-2028-CV-ARP-SFE of the State Phytosanitary Service, Plant Quarantine Department, Pest Risk Analysis Unit, establishing phytosanitary requirements for the importation of soya bean (Gly

Costa Rica notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 28 October 2026. Comments are open until 27 December 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Soya bean seeds, for sowing

HS codes
  • 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder
    • 120110 Soya bean seed, for sowing
Notifying member
Costa Rica
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Plant protection
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/CRI/374
Keywords
Plant health, Territory protection

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 27 December 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
The Resolution will enter into force upon signature.

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO SPS enquiry point before 27 December 2026, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/CRI/374 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Costa Rica.

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What the notification says

The notified draft Resolution establishes phytosanitary measures for the importation of soya bean (Glycine max) seeds for sowing, from France.

Sources

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